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, the graphic is remarkable in that all but two of the states won by president obama people spent more time on stations classified as liberal. it tilted towards liberal programming. interesting. >> and was right field in the election. >> stephanie: hmm. apparently the american people prefer to be called stupid more. slackers. >> cribbage scores or something. >> yes those big cribbage tournament. >> or is it quidive? >> >> this is hard, you want to try it get in the ring. this is hard. >> some pie mrs. romney. >> mrs. romney already got her electoral pie that i predicted correctly. i was saying to me it was sweeter the second time around. this is the second electoral landslide this president has won, so again proof it wasn't a fluke. obviously a lot of us felt we were in a post racial country after we elected the president. the last time, wow, there is a lot of blatant racism. wow! have you looked on line! a buzz feed posted a bunch of -- people feel free to use their whole full name. >> did they leave their phone numbers, too? >> i need music to get through it. wow, it's trevor, i was
, the graphic is remarkable in that all but two of the states won by president obama people spent more time on stations classified as liberal. it tilted towards liberal programming. interesting. >> and was right field in the election. >> stephanie: hmm. apparently the american people prefer to be called stupid more. slackers. >> cribbage scores or something. >> yes those big cribbage tournament. >> or is it quidive? >> >> this is hard, you want to try...
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now states have to decide whether to create their own exchanges, collaborate with washington, or default on the federal government. >>> also today, we hope to get a better idea about how lawmakers plan to keep america from going over the fiscal cliff. the president will meet with members of congress, and it's starting to look like this process is going to drag on to the very end. cnbc's seema mody has more on today's gathering. seema, good morning. >>> that's right. president obama sits down with big lawmakers today for budget talks in an effort to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. he will sit with senate majority leader harry reed and minority leader mitch mcconnell. the white house says the president will look at the extension of tax cuts for top earners. former white house chief of staff erskine bowles tells cnbc he thinks there's a one-third chance congress will reach a deficit cutting deal during the lame duck session. >>> in other news, retailers are targeting commerce this year, which is the rise in'shoi shopp created by smartphones and tablets. many consumers are sho
now states have to decide whether to create their own exchanges, collaborate with washington, or default on the federal government. >>> also today, we hope to get a better idea about how lawmakers plan to keep america from going over the fiscal cliff. the president will meet with members of congress, and it's starting to look like this process is going to drag on to the very end. cnbc's seema mody has more on today's gathering. seema, good morning. >>> that's right. president...
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. >> and, in fact, we have some of those pictures there posing a flat obama against the various tourist sites. i'm not sure how that is go over with the state department and diplomacy to re-emphasize the point that the president is only dropping by. thank you so much. we wish him safe travels, of course, and jonathan, thank to you and have a great weekend all of you. it's been a busy and difficult time. that's it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." monday barbara lee and los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> in the next hour we're following breaking news on the middle east conflict. air-raid sirens blast through tell aaviv for a second day in a row as palestinian rockets hit israel. we have new comments from prime minister benjamin netanyahu, plus two live reports from the region. the latest on general petraeus's testimony on capitol hill. petraeus says the cia knew what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. why congressman peter king says he doesn't recall what he said the first time around. more republicans
. >> and, in fact, we have some of those pictures there posing a flat obama against the various tourist sites. i'm not sure how that is go over with the state department and diplomacy to re-emphasize the point that the president is only dropping by. thank you so much. we wish him safe travels, of course, and jonathan, thank to you and have a great weekend all of you. it's been a busy and difficult time. that's it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." monday barbara lee...
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lee saunders, president of asfcme, the american federation of state, court and municipality state county and municipal employees said the coalition that re-elected president obama would remain intact to pressure lawmakers during the standoff over the fiscal curve. >> what we're going to do is keep our members mobilized and organized in certain communities across the country. we're going to another campaign, we won the election but we're going into another campaign now. >> for his part president obama reiterated on wednesday the election had delivered a clear verdict on the question of whether taxes should be raised on income over $250,000. >> if there was one thing that everybody understood it was a big difference between myself and mr. romney it was when it comes to how we reduce our deficit i argued for a polled, responsible approach, and part of that included make sure the wealthiest americans pay a little bit more. i think every voter out there understood that that was an important debate. and the majority of voters agreed with me. >> president obama met with congressional leaders ye
lee saunders, president of asfcme, the american federation of state, court and municipality state county and municipal employees said the coalition that re-elected president obama would remain intact to pressure lawmakers during the standoff over the fiscal curve. >> what we're going to do is keep our members mobilized and organized in certain communities across the country. we're going to another campaign, we won the election but we're going into another campaign now. >> for his...
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if steve is right and if, you know, obama care, the kind of seat of obama care is his legacy, what's doubly interesting there is how accidental the birth of the kind of proto obama care, romney care in massachusetts was. what happened there was a buddy of his tom, the founder of staples, you know, kind of casually mentioned to mitt when he was coming in as governor that, you know, some doctors over at mass general were having trouble dealing with their uninsured and there wasn't any kind of internal, you know, deep ideological commitment to making this happen. >> very much sort of the accidental tourist. >> totally. >> in terms of politics. we have to go. the other thing we didn't talk about, jonathan, mitt romney sort of an ac crow nistic 1950s character in an america proven to be a very very different place than the 1950sing and '60s, a browner, more female, younger and more fired up. >> and a little more progressive. the problem mitt romney had, he brought confidence or he thought he did, but he was rutterless. the competence doesn't mean anything if people look at you and think y
if steve is right and if, you know, obama care, the kind of seat of obama care is his legacy, what's doubly interesting there is how accidental the birth of the kind of proto obama care, romney care in massachusetts was. what happened there was a buddy of his tom, the founder of staples, you know, kind of casually mentioned to mitt when he was coming in as governor that, you know, some doctors over at mass general were having trouble dealing with their uninsured and there wasn't any kind of...
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always had to be a leader and you had, in president obama, i think, a candidate for president to has made clear over the past four years that while he believes that there are moments when and -- american interests are vitally challenged where it has to step in and take the lead, the iranian nuclear program, there are many other issues in which he is perfectly happy to have the rest of the world step up. we saw this and libya. we have seen the outcome of this to some degree in libya. this is part of what in the united states is described as though wide footprints strategy, the idea that the u.s. does not have to be fully and to every single issue. so what is the life do that and what is it not so good that? well, it is pretty good at getting a terrorist who is hiding away 35 miles from islamabad, of course to all without the knowledge of anybody else in pakistan. it is a fairly good at getting deep down into the iranian nuclear program. cyber weapons. i have done a fair bit of reporting time in the past two years on the question of how the united states managed to use its technologica
always had to be a leader and you had, in president obama, i think, a candidate for president to has made clear over the past four years that while he believes that there are moments when and -- american interests are vitally challenged where it has to step in and take the lead, the iranian nuclear program, there are many other issues in which he is perfectly happy to have the rest of the world step up. we saw this and libya. we have seen the outcome of this to some degree in libya. this is...
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it begins at 7:30. >>> president barack obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall, a ceremony honoring the aging world war ii vets. there are a couple of more events around our region today. officially, veterans day was yesterday but it is being observed today so no post office and government workers have the day off. >>> a slippery situation at one airport. a plane flies right off the runway. >>> a tragedy at a home for seniors. a menu of wild mushrooms that proved to be deadly. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> a man accused of being the east coast rapist reportedly admits to raping several women. aaron thomas spoke to a reporter for the "washington post" from a cell where h
it begins at 7:30. >>> president barack obama honoring the nation's veterans at a solemn ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he says no ceremony or par he had is enough to truly honor the service of our country's men and women in uniform. on the anniversary of the vietnam war, there was a special ceremony at the vietnam war memorial. it is also marking the anniversary of the memorial. >>> over at the most eastent addition to the national mall,...
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next secretary of state. there hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post and cbs news learned u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice is resigning as well. she's been criticized for her assessments that the attacks in benghazi were prompted by a spontaneous protest rather than terrorism. >>> metro already focusing on the inauguration. today the system started taking online orders for its commemorative 2013 inaugural smart trip cards. they feature a picture of president obama. the card comes with preloaded for a one day pass offering unlimited travel on metro rail on the day it is first used. the cost? $15. you can also use the smart trip as a flash pass for unlimited metrobus travel on inauguration day. ♪ >>> doesn't it look fun? the game is called call of duty black ops 2 but the real name of the game is making money. this video game is not only expected to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars, but since the game came out last night at midnight, some are expecting a possible sickout
next secretary of state. there hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post and cbs news learned u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice is resigning as well. she's been criticized for her assessments that the attacks in benghazi were prompted by a spontaneous protest rather than terrorism. >>> metro already focusing on the inauguration. today the system started taking online orders for its commemorative 2013 inaugural smart trip cards. they feature a picture of...
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ohio is one of the key states. even if we want it turns out the electoral vote count would've gone to president obama. we lost by two points in ohio and recall back in 2004, when john kerry lost to george bush, he would often say both publicly and to me on the floor of the senate, but perhaps the people could fit in the ohio state stadium i'd be president today. so was a very narrow but to read. i do think there are some reasons that are almost technical to some of you understand well. these folks in silicon valley who are good at social media and the democrat side were quite affect this. if you look at the numbers after the fact, the turnout for democrats among their base was better than we expect it and i would say even better than they expected based on their polling and sampling. so you know, they did a better job than we did in getting voters to the polls. and if i got fewer votes than john mccain in ohio still came within two points. the technology included the so-called orca system. many of you have read abo
ohio is one of the key states. even if we want it turns out the electoral vote count would've gone to president obama. we lost by two points in ohio and recall back in 2004, when john kerry lost to george bush, he would often say both publicly and to me on the floor of the senate, but perhaps the people could fit in the ohio state stadium i'd be president today. so was a very narrow but to read. i do think there are some reasons that are almost technical to some of you understand well. these...
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. >> today mitt romney drew a picture of the house of representatives chamber and gave a state of the union address in front of it. >> and the fourth new entitlement, obama care, we'd repeal that one. >> we have a few more of those sugar plums in the "sideshow." >>> plet me finish with a book about when we had a hero for a president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> time to bust another 2012 lest myth. the idea took hold that african-americans would not be as fired up to vote as they were four years ago. but here is what the nbc news political desk found in looking at the exit polls. in the states with significant black populations the black vote increased in five states, michigan, mississippi, missouri, ohio, and new jersey. it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make it worth watching. ♪ the new 2013 lexus ls. an entirel
. >> today mitt romney drew a picture of the house of representatives chamber and gave a state of the union address in front of it. >> and the fourth new entitlement, obama care, we'd repeal that one. >> we have a few more of those sugar plums in the "sideshow." >>> plet me finish with a book about when we had a hero for a president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> time to bust another 2012 lest myth. the idea took hold...
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a total of 20 states now saying no thank you to state-based marketplaces under obama care. john kasich, rick perry, and scott walker, some of the latest republic governors telling health and human services that they will not allow virtual marketplaces that's where people and small businesses can shop for coverage. in his letter. rick perry says quote it would not be fiscally responsible to put hard-working texans on the financial hook for an unknown amount of money to operate under a system -- a system under rules that have not even been written. mean while two north carolina boys thought they lucked out by taking part in halftime contest at eastern carolina football game. little did they know their prize would be seeing their marine father for the first time in five months. >> we have a very special treat for you as well. today, coming live to us from afghanistan. [cheers] >> oh my gosh. those sweet gunnery sergeant josh ricker is a 12 year service veteran and has been serving in afghanistan. his kids did not think that he would be home until christmas. >> that's beautiful
a total of 20 states now saying no thank you to state-based marketplaces under obama care. john kasich, rick perry, and scott walker, some of the latest republic governors telling health and human services that they will not allow virtual marketplaces that's where people and small businesses can shop for coverage. in his letter. rick perry says quote it would not be fiscally responsible to put hard-working texans on the financial hook for an unknown amount of money to operate under a system --...
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we should demand that president obama stepped up to the plate and have the united states ratified that tax. as far as larry onto the gasoline tax, that is administratively no big deal. the big zero oil companies -- as far as layering on to the gasoline tax, that is administratively no big deal. the big oil companies will be able to do that. involve any extra administration -- it will not involve any extra administrative costs at the top. gasoline taxes pay for the interstates and other federal highways and was increase in 1993. with inflation, that gasoline tax is down from half of this value from two decades ago. that is a reason to be increasing taxes on fossil fuel. host: when it comes to emissions, a phrase we have heard is called cap and trade. it was debated here on capitol hill. what is the difference between what you are proposing and cap and trade? guest: it is a big difference. let's not get into the weeds. the details are stupefying. the major environmental groups in the united states, the ones that should be leading the charge for a carbon tax because they want to be protec
we should demand that president obama stepped up to the plate and have the united states ratified that tax. as far as larry onto the gasoline tax, that is administratively no big deal. the big zero oil companies -- as far as layering on to the gasoline tax, that is administratively no big deal. the big oil companies will be able to do that. involve any extra administration -- it will not involve any extra administrative costs at the top. gasoline taxes pay for the interstates and other federal...
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host: what you think united states' role should be? caller: with president obama, i do not know exactly what our role is. i believe he is doing it behind closed doors i am mike past presidents. i do not think being more vocal about it would help the situation. i would hope the government of egypt, which receives $1 billion a year to support its military, would take a more active role along with president hama . host: from the l.a. times, 18. as for into turmoil by the arab spring uprising, the right to defend itself has been one of few constants and then is not changed despite the well- publicized rocky relationship between president obama and benjamin netanyahu. if israel sends ground troops into gaza to stop the hamas militant group from firing rockets into israel. president obama has spoken repeatedly with leaders in israel and egypt. and hillary clinton has spoken with other officials while she and obama went ahead with a visit to thailand. let us go to net call and washington, d.c. on our line for democrats. caller: i believe the
host: what you think united states' role should be? caller: with president obama, i do not know exactly what our role is. i believe he is doing it behind closed doors i am mike past presidents. i do not think being more vocal about it would help the situation. i would hope the government of egypt, which receives $1 billion a year to support its military, would take a more active role along with president hama . host: from the l.a. times, 18. as for into turmoil by the arab spring uprising, the...
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. >>> president obama will be pretty busy looking for new personnel in his cabinet. he now has the task of looking for a new c.i.a. director and needs to nominate a new secretary of state candidate because hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post. cbs news has learned the leading candidate to replace her u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice. white house sources say rice has performed well on iran and north korea, but she has been criticized over the comments she made after the attack in benghazi and may face tough republican opposition. >>> nancy pelosi asked female democrats in the house including incoming freshmen to join her at a news conference. she became the first woman ever to lead a party caucus on capitol hill. after the mid-term election, she became the first ever female speaker of the house. >>> a teen already behind bars accused of murder is now facing another charge. 17-year-old joshua mebane is accused of killing teresa bass and critically injuring her husband jerry if waldorf last -- in waldorf last month. the couple was out wa
. >>> president obama will be pretty busy looking for new personnel in his cabinet. he now has the task of looking for a new c.i.a. director and needs to nominate a new secretary of state candidate because hillary clinton has confirmed she will leave the post. cbs news has learned the leading candidate to replace her u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice. white house sources say rice has performed well on iran and north korea, but she has been criticized over the comments...
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the question for the longer-term is how does the united states choose to react and respond? this is among the operative questions that the obama administration is going to face in coming years. thank you very much for your time. [applause] >> so my second role is to a discussion following on this too terrific recitations. when jonathan asked me to take on this role, i cautioned him one problem with the most likely be in violent agreement with both and amateur and that in fact to be the case. so what is left to me really is to add a few to what has been said, not to picket all of of what they have said. part of what i would point to sa said at the outset is i think there is not only between these presentations, but also the first panel. jonathan's comments and jeff's point to the importance of the leadership issues that have just been before us in taking about these questions. so i'm just going to take a few point to comment on. first on the personal role, i agree she really matters. there's two elements informed policy nations that matter. it changes very, very slowly. the o
the question for the longer-term is how does the united states choose to react and respond? this is among the operative questions that the obama administration is going to face in coming years. thank you very much for your time. [applause] >> so my second role is to a discussion following on this too terrific recitations. when jonathan asked me to take on this role, i cautioned him one problem with the most likely be in violent agreement with both and amateur and that in fact to be the...
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, the president of the united states. and there will then be short session for questions and answers from the media and that will conclude the joint press conference, so, at this juncture, ladies and gentlemen, may i invite the prime minister of the kingdom of thailand to say a few words. >> ladies and gentlemen of the media. let me start by once again welcoming president barack obama and his administration to thailand. thailand is the first country president obama choose to visit following the election less than two weeks ago. we recognize the significance of the president and we all thank you for being here today. president obama, it is the perfect occasion to launch the celebration of 180 anniversary of thailand next year. i thank president obama and secretary clinton for actively promo promote... this afternoon i have the honor of accompanying the president for an audience with his majesty the king. the close relationship between our two countries at the highest level. lastly, at the bilateral meetings we had... discu
, the president of the united states. and there will then be short session for questions and answers from the media and that will conclude the joint press conference, so, at this juncture, ladies and gentlemen, may i invite the prime minister of the kingdom of thailand to say a few words. >> ladies and gentlemen of the media. let me start by once again welcoming president barack obama and his administration to thailand. thailand is the first country president obama choose to visit...
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choice for secretary of state. >>> and target employees are fighting back after being told they will have to open stores on thanksgiving night. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> no one should leap to any conclusions until we determine what the facts are and we will. >> the pentagon responds to a growing scandal surrounding general allen and former cia director petraeus. >> sources tell cbs news that paula broadwell the alleged mistress of david petraeus warned general john allen that jill kelly was a seductress. >> allen denies any wrongdoing as investigators look through 20 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents. >> president obama will hold a news conference today since being re-elected and it's expected he'll talk about the so-called fiscal cliff. >> the american people want action. >> the only thing standing between success and failure is presidential leadership. >> three people have died in central italy has people are affected by widespread flooding. >> the man who accused a puppeteer in an under age sexual relationship is recant
choice for secretary of state. >>> and target employees are fighting back after being told they will have to open stores on thanksgiving night. >> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> no one should leap to any conclusions until we determine what the facts are and we will. >> the pentagon responds to a growing scandal surrounding general allen and former cia director petraeus. >> sources tell cbs news...
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when governor romney said what he did last week, that obama won because of gifts to latinos and other minorities, that is insulting. latinos did not vote for obama because of obamacare. i think he is engaging obama in the same type of class warfare discussion that obama wants to have. i think we have to go back to the conservative populism of ronald reagan, which is to talk about the economy but say something else. romney -- >> very quickly. >> we cannot run only on an economic message. >> exactly. >> react before conservatives on social issues, on national issues, and on the economy. >> and aspirational americanism, where you are free to go as far as you want to go and to do what you want to do. you are right about hispanic community, especially, they are very entrepreneurial. when they start small businesses, they start like the big government less. >> we're out of time. i want to thank you all for coming today. please join me in thanking our panelists for this terrific discussion. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed b
when governor romney said what he did last week, that obama won because of gifts to latinos and other minorities, that is insulting. latinos did not vote for obama because of obamacare. i think he is engaging obama in the same type of class warfare discussion that obama wants to have. i think we have to go back to the conservative populism of ronald reagan, which is to talk about the economy but say something else. romney -- >> very quickly. >> we cannot run only on an economic...
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voted to keep president obama for a second term. the south little help to the president. gary tuckman went to visit the county that gave the lowest voter percentage to the president to see what they had to say after their votes were counted. >> what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> ain't worth a damn. no good at all. don't agree with anything he done. >> it's a sentiment that was also common here during president obama's first run for president. here in rural king county, texas, only 4.9% of voters chose obama in 2008. in 2012 it's even lower. the lowest for any county in the country. >> if you could tell barack obama to do one thing, what would you tell him? >> to resign. >> what advice would you give for a second term? >> retire. >> king county is not only the home to barack obama's lowest vote percentage, it's also the county where he received the lowest total number of votes. nationwide the president tallied more than 62 million votes, but here in this county he received five votes. that's right. just five votes. ki
voted to keep president obama for a second term. the south little help to the president. gary tuckman went to visit the county that gave the lowest voter percentage to the president to see what they had to say after their votes were counted. >> what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> ain't worth a damn. no good at all. don't agree with anything he done. >> it's a sentiment that was also common here during president obama's first run for president. here in rural king...
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it asks president obama to grant the secession. it has received more than 34,000 signatures, and any petition filed with whitehouse.gov that gets more than 25,000 signatures gets an official response. >>> george allen dupt know what's next for him, but one thing he has decided is he will not run for political office then. the former governor and senator lost the senate race to tim kaine last week by more than 200,000 votes. he told the richmond dispatch and he and his wife poured their hearts into this campaign, and they're trying to figure out the next step. >>> a proposed rapid bus system in montgomery county is too expensive and will take too long to build. that's according to county executive isaiah leggett. he says that ten-route system couldn't be built in what he calls a reasonable time frame. county planners say the system could be up in the next 30 years. that will help ease congestion through heavily traveled areas like rockville pike. >>> virginia state police slowing down one program to bust speeders. they're skimming b
it asks president obama to grant the secession. it has received more than 34,000 signatures, and any petition filed with whitehouse.gov that gets more than 25,000 signatures gets an official response. >>> george allen dupt know what's next for him, but one thing he has decided is he will not run for political office then. the former governor and senator lost the senate race to tim kaine last week by more than 200,000 votes. he told the richmond dispatch and he and his wife poured their...
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so you hear this doubt and president obama's own words each time he was gone to give a major speech on afghanistan, the west point speech on the command of the company pulled tight again during presidential debates. he kept saying it's time for nationbuilding at home. what was that tapping into? that was tapping into an emotion you hear the electorate can see in the polls. i'm not saying it's a good thing or bad thing, but americans feel as if we are overinvested abroad. then you look at events to which we feel we are the in the united states, that things are out of control, there isn't enough american power and you have become that much to that, which as any to stay invested as we were in that golden. you just describe between 89 and 99, which is a great unipolar moment. the message you hear from the obama administration is that moment is that coming back again. you have to pick your fights according to national interest. what's going to be fascinating in the b. of got into a discussion, a debate between the republican defense secretary and robert casey said there's no american nation
so you hear this doubt and president obama's own words each time he was gone to give a major speech on afghanistan, the west point speech on the command of the company pulled tight again during presidential debates. he kept saying it's time for nationbuilding at home. what was that tapping into? that was tapping into an emotion you hear the electorate can see in the polls. i'm not saying it's a good thing or bad thing, but americans feel as if we are overinvested abroad. then you look at events...
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we were able to stop the obama agenda for two years. you saw the drop in the unemployment rate of 2%. i think we should have made a more robust argument to say that our policies are working and their policies did not work. >> washington creates the crisis and then tries to take credit for solving it. this is a crisis that we credit with legislation that was past year. second, this is right on target. is that the house negotiating with itself, show us what your plan is to deal with the sequester and to deal with the tax increases that are coming. to the revenue side, i think that tom is right on target. if this is revenue that results from a growing economy, that is what we need. the real solution is the debt crisis and the fact we don't have growth. if it is long-term the results, that is fine. if it is revenue that comes to sheer and increases the tax burden, i think that is a real problem. see is not something you'll a lot of us support. >> continuing on the subject of revenue, you suggested that we talked to democrats about the spend
we were able to stop the obama agenda for two years. you saw the drop in the unemployment rate of 2%. i think we should have made a more robust argument to say that our policies are working and their policies did not work. >> washington creates the crisis and then tries to take credit for solving it. this is a crisis that we credit with legislation that was past year. second, this is right on target. is that the house negotiating with itself, show us what your plan is to deal with the...
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president obama spoke with israel's prime minister and egypt's president. what is the goal of the united states as we watch this play out? that is a big question. general, what is the role of the united states or? >> right now, the role of the u.s. is to be a mediator. certainly there is very little we can do and israel and hamas does not want to seek her help either. they are trying to serve as a mediator between the israeli and egyptian leadership, emphasizing there is nothing good that can come out of this for any of these entities. israel, the city of gaza, or egypt. doctor bed and invasion. speak to the president is planning to head this weekend to the east. he said this is part of a previously planned trip. how do you see a? >> jenna, i would disagree. i don't think the role is for him to be a mediator as president. i think it is to be a strong supporter of israel. he has been under rocket fire for months. they have obtained iranian missiles which are being used to target border communities and the industrial heartland of israel. a weapons factory in
president obama spoke with israel's prime minister and egypt's president. what is the goal of the united states as we watch this play out? that is a big question. general, what is the role of the united states or? >> right now, the role of the u.s. is to be a mediator. certainly there is very little we can do and israel and hamas does not want to seek her help either. they are trying to serve as a mediator between the israeli and egyptian leadership, emphasizing there is nothing good that...
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in this state they ignored this attack by the obama administration on religious liberties, which obamacare and -- almost 80% of the catholics in this state voted for liberal democrats, abortion. guy think it was a big problem by the church not speaking out. they seem to be so afraid of lawyers and being sued that they were calworks -- were cowards, especially from the pulpits. they totally neglected it. i don't blame the republicans. i blame the catholic church. host: we are asking republicans only this morning to discuss the future of their party, basically because of all the voices that continued on the weekend, republican voices, leaders of the party talking about what mitt romney has said about why he lost and how to afford. rick santorum, a former pennsylvania senator, writes -- today."n "usa as for another republican voice, marco rubio. this is a store in "politico" this morning. -- a story. there's a little of what the senator had to say. [video clip] >> we start with a very simple motion. a way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poor. it's by making poor people
in this state they ignored this attack by the obama administration on religious liberties, which obamacare and -- almost 80% of the catholics in this state voted for liberal democrats, abortion. guy think it was a big problem by the church not speaking out. they seem to be so afraid of lawyers and being sued that they were calworks -- were cowards, especially from the pulpits. they totally neglected it. i don't blame the republicans. i blame the catholic church. host: we are asking republicans...
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, turns out the electoral vote count would have gone to president obama. we lost by two points in ohio. recall back in 2004 when john kerry lost to george bush he would often say both publicly and to me on the floor of the senate, but for half the people that could fit in the ohio state stadium called the horseshoe i would be president today. it was a very narrow victory. i do think there were some reasons that are almost technical that some of you understand well. there are some folks here from silicon valley who are very good at social media and their turnout efforts, the democrats, were quite effective. if you look at the numbers, after the fact, the turnout for democrats among their base was better than we expected. i would say better than they expected based on their polling and their sampling. so, you know, they did a better job than we did getting their voters to the polls. mitt romney got fewer votes than john mccain in ohio and still came within two points. the technology included so-called orca system. some of you maybe read about that in the las
, turns out the electoral vote count would have gone to president obama. we lost by two points in ohio. recall back in 2004 when john kerry lost to george bush he would often say both publicly and to me on the floor of the senate, but for half the people that could fit in the ohio state stadium called the horseshoe i would be president today. it was a very narrow victory. i do think there were some reasons that are almost technical that some of you understand well. there are some folks here...
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has indeed won the state of florida. they finished their count on saturday. the final tally, president obama 50% of the vote. governor romney 49.1% of the vote, a slim 74,000 votes divided the two candidates. the win gave the president eight of the nine critical swing states. he only lost to mitt romney north carolina. gregg: well, new signs that democrats and republicans could be moving toward a compromise deal, well at least they're talking about it, to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. major tax hikes across the board spending cuts, set to automatically go into effect at the end of the year. on "face the nation", senior obama advisor david axelrod discussing how both sides seem to be moving closer to a key sticking point. >> speaker boehner seemed to suggest that he was open to closing loopholes, to real tax reform. can you get there by just closing loopholes, or will it take more than that? >> well, look, i don't want to prejudge the discussions. i think that the speaker's comments have been encouraging and there is
has indeed won the state of florida. they finished their count on saturday. the final tally, president obama 50% of the vote. governor romney 49.1% of the vote, a slim 74,000 votes divided the two candidates. the win gave the president eight of the nine critical swing states. he only lost to mitt romney north carolina. gregg: well, new signs that democrats and republicans could be moving toward a compromise deal, well at least they're talking about it, to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. major...
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in this past election more coloradoians voted for legalizing pot than for president obama. >> we have had medical marijuana in colorado now for almost three years. what we have seen from that is tremendous amounts of revenue. that's why we've seen so many people vote to legalize marijuana here in colorado because the sky did not fall under medical marijuana. >> reporter: colorado's medical dispensaries already offer a wide range of pot products: candies, cookies, even soft drinks. the chef's special elixir is made of butter or olive oil infused with marijuana. >> i'm going to put two teaspoons of olive oil. >> reporter: in terms of the strength? >> equivalent of 3 1/2 to four joints. >> reporter: with quality marijuana going up to $450 an ounce it is way more expensive than truffles or caviar or foie gras but scott says it's worth every penny for the effect if not the flavor. if you taste any of the can bus? >> i'll tell you right now. none whatsoever. >> reporter: of course, not everyone finds marijuana to be in good taste. growing, smoking or consuming it is still against federal la
in this past election more coloradoians voted for legalizing pot than for president obama. >> we have had medical marijuana in colorado now for almost three years. what we have seen from that is tremendous amounts of revenue. that's why we've seen so many people vote to legalize marijuana here in colorado because the sky did not fall under medical marijuana. >> reporter: colorado's medical dispensaries already offer a wide range of pot products: candies, cookies, even soft drinks....
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and it was litigated on the tax issue and on the tax issue obama won the argument. moving into the fiscal cliff situation, he has a strong hand. the public is with him. >> bill: right. 49% say states should legally recognize same-sex marriages. >> of course, you saw big wins in maryland, defeated in minnesota. so moving forward -- maine -- so moving forward. that's the first time that you saw -- put it to a popular vote. those issues go forward. the numbers nationally are still divided but again i think a pivotal moment and those numbers again with the demographics will only grow and grow and grow. >> bill: on immigration reform, which i found interesting, of course, the difference is president obama had a comprehensive immigration reform package. mitt romney said people should self-deport. 65% of americans in this -- a week ago today said most illegal immigrants should be offered a chance to apply for citizenship. not sent back to mexico or wherever. >> you saw right after the election, prominent republicans come out and say okay, we can't continue going on as a na
and it was litigated on the tax issue and on the tax issue obama won the argument. moving into the fiscal cliff situation, he has a strong hand. the public is with him. >> bill: right. 49% say states should legally recognize same-sex marriages. >> of course, you saw big wins in maryland, defeated in minnesota. so moving forward -- maine -- so moving forward. that's the first time that you saw -- put it to a popular vote. those issues go forward. the numbers nationally are still...
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president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large segment of society is built in to taxpayer welfare money. host: we got your point. labor leaders, meeting with president obama today. mrs. "the new york times." -- this is "the new york times." host host: so, that is the story from "the new york times" this morning. "the wall street journal" has the headline as well, "the president needs to persuade the left." let me give you some other news as we continue to talk about this issue this morning of entitlement spending. let me go back to the story about general john allen. here is "the washington post." most of the as asking for
president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large...
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we decreased obama's margin. i'm sure he went to sheldon edelson and to harold simmons and said put up these millions of dollars, and we can -- he'll win, but we'll decrease his margin. not much of a, not much of a relief, and maybe let's hope that, you know, i don't think cross roads is going to end up being as much of a player two years from now as it was right now. and and i think his reputation has, obviously, taken a hit. i'm ready for questions. >> let me ask you one or two, then we'll head around the table. the impact of the pacs. seeing sort of the limited impact it had for republicans, does it cause you to reassess the possible damage or the impact of citizens united? >> well, if you -- you know, i was thinking this morning, what is the greatest, my greatest surprise in the election was that the pacs had less of a impact tan i feared. and -- than i feared. and what i'd say here is i'm hopeful that maybe it can pave the way for some reform. i think republicans saw it was a mixed blessing both in terms of
we decreased obama's margin. i'm sure he went to sheldon edelson and to harold simmons and said put up these millions of dollars, and we can -- he'll win, but we'll decrease his margin. not much of a, not much of a relief, and maybe let's hope that, you know, i don't think cross roads is going to end up being as much of a player two years from now as it was right now. and and i think his reputation has, obviously, taken a hit. i'm ready for questions. >> let me ask you one or two, then...
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to make the deep cuts that started during reagan, that obama has built up, that president obama now in his next term could make with the russians, significant credible cuts in, then the rest of the nuclear states will join a process that will make it much more difficult for any other state to acquire weapons and for any state that has weapons not to join that process. we believe that is the only way, global zero believes that's the only way, to shift from our current course towards disaster to one which promises a more peaceful world. >> queen noor, great to have you here, valerie plame, you as well. the website is globalzero.com. appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up, you're about to meet the people who are about to become u.s. citizens live on our plaza. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. ♪ ♪ [ girl ] dear santa...
to make the deep cuts that started during reagan, that obama has built up, that president obama now in his next term could make with the russians, significant credible cuts in, then the rest of the nuclear states will join a process that will make it much more difficult for any other state to acquire weapons and for any state that has weapons not to join that process. we believe that is the only way, global zero believes that's the only way, to shift from our current course towards disaster to...
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the senator went on to accuse the obama administration of making misleading statements. saying susan rice went on national television and said incorrectly that the violence was the result of a demonstration against a movie made in the united states. asked if he would stand in the web and the nomination of susan rice as the next secretary of state, senator mccain replied -- she is not qualified. and those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span 2 its middle and high school students to send a message to the president. through a short video, to win it the grand prize of $5,000. c-span 2 student camp video competition is open to students in grade 6 through 12. for complete details and rules go online to of studentc,m.org. host: washington journal is live on capitol hill. broadcasting live from the house side. our final guest is the democrats paul grijalva. things are really getting under way after thanksgiving, what to progressives need to see successful in the fiscal cliff negotiations? with its progressive it mean? guest: what we need is what the presid
the senator went on to accuse the obama administration of making misleading statements. saying susan rice went on national television and said incorrectly that the violence was the result of a demonstration against a movie made in the united states. asked if he would stand in the web and the nomination of susan rice as the next secretary of state, senator mccain replied -- she is not qualified. and those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span 2 its middle and high...
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the united states, which, of course, switched its position during the obama administration from defending delma to arguing it is unconstitutional has recommended to the court that its grants in the winter case. there's a lot of petition confront. there's only two cases where there's a court of appeals opinion. the winter case in the second circuit and one from the first circuit. i think the winter case is the more likely one, in part because the justice department has recommended that. so i really think that case is going to become that case is going to be a. i would be extremely surprised if the supreme court does not grant review in that case. and we cannot get a decision on the constitutionality of doma. the other two cases, the famous case which chad those a little bit about, is the prop eight case in california. that's from ninth circuit appeals decision, which by a two to one vote struck down prop eight. the supreme court denied search. the impact of that will be to affirm the ninth circuit opinion and prop eight will be unconstitutional. i think it's a big question what the court i
the united states, which, of course, switched its position during the obama administration from defending delma to arguing it is unconstitutional has recommended to the court that its grants in the winter case. there's a lot of petition confront. there's only two cases where there's a court of appeals opinion. the winter case in the second circuit and one from the first circuit. i think the winter case is the more likely one, in part because the justice department has recommended that. so i...
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ambassador susan rice to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. margaret brennan joins us now. good morning. >> good morning to you, norah, and to charlie. quarterback at the u.n. when he nominated her to be the ambassador, he elevated that role to cabinet level, a status that her predecessors did not have. for this next promotion, the president will fight skeptical republicans who question rice's judgment in the days following the benghazi attacks. >> i still don't know how anybody of that capacity could have been on television five days later saying the things that were said. i don't know how that could happen. >> she would have to answer questions about that. there's no doubt about it. >> susan rice hit a nerve during a string of television appearances five days after the assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. she did not call it an act of terror. >> we did not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> that characterization is the biggest obstacle to becoming secretary of state. senio
ambassador susan rice to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. margaret brennan joins us now. good morning. >> good morning to you, norah, and to charlie. quarterback at the u.n. when he nominated her to be the ambassador, he elevated that role to cabinet level, a status that her predecessors did not have. for this next promotion, the president will fight skeptical republicans who question rice's judgment in the days following the benghazi attacks. >> i still don't know how...
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president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large segment of society is built in to taxpayer welfare money. host: we got your point. labor leaders, meeting with president obama today. mrs. "the new york times." -- this is "the new york times." host host: so, that is the story from "the new york times" this morning. "the wall street journal" has the headline as well, "the president needs to persuade the left." let me give you some other news as we continue to talk about this issue this morning of entitlement spending. let me go back to the story about general john allen. here is "the washington post." most of the as asking for
president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large...
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the issue is what it did in state elections, and what i found was interesting. the same scenario for the popular vote in the national vote happened for ohio and florida, so the lgbt support for obama is bigger and ohio and florida and his winning margin. you can credibly argue that that vote mattered a lot, and if you think about an election where obama loses, ohio and florida, you think about a different election. then i looked at what if romney and obama had more or less split? quite frankly, it has been about that since clinton, roughly 3-1. that is the highest it has been, but quite frankly it has been high all through. what if they split it, more or less evenly, or romney got a little bit more? if romney had won 51%, they would have one of ohio, florida, and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the president. and ohio and florida, all he had to do was win a little over 1/3 of the lgbt vote to win. while i do not think that suggests that suddenly in the way be are now talking about like immigration and things that republicans have to r
the issue is what it did in state elections, and what i found was interesting. the same scenario for the popular vote in the national vote happened for ohio and florida, so the lgbt support for obama is bigger and ohio and florida and his winning margin. you can credibly argue that that vote mattered a lot, and if you think about an election where obama loses, ohio and florida, you think about a different election. then i looked at what if romney and obama had more or less split? quite frankly,...
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i think virginia is very much a purple state. i do not think it is definitely a democratic state. we have to see beyond obama because his candidacy and election were quite unique. to echo what you said about congress, i think we have to find leaders of both parties who are willing to bargain. at the obama's -- i think problem on that, he does not have the iou's to call in. he does not have a lot of arrow's a dent in his quiver to use. but we could use bob dole, those people that solved a long-range picture and not just today. >> excellent. speaking of long-range picture, few people can bring that to the party then the way richard norton smith chan. going back several hundred years. >> oh, gosh. [laughter] thank you. it is an honor to be on this panel. i have bought more than once in the storm surge of words that has washed over us over the last 10 days, there is a tendency, cable tv has 24 hours to fill, the internet has everything to fill. there is a tendency to over analyze. two years ago at this exact point, we were all being told that barack obama was in all likelihood a one-t
i think virginia is very much a purple state. i do not think it is definitely a democratic state. we have to see beyond obama because his candidacy and election were quite unique. to echo what you said about congress, i think we have to find leaders of both parties who are willing to bargain. at the obama's -- i think problem on that, he does not have the iou's to call in. he does not have a lot of arrow's a dent in his quiver to use. but we could use bob dole, those people that solved a...
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and again, barack obama is going to look at his legacy and looking at markets. he has a terrific opportunity right here and right now to embrace small business, get the markets growing again and really do a lot for his legacy in the long run. rick: simon, americans do seem to want to see a certain level of cooperation between the parties. you know, but this is a president who has not really shown a willingness to reach across the aisle. now in his second term does that change? >> well, i don't agree with the first statement but i think that he has made it clear from his statements of the last few days that he expects to work with john boehner and republicans and mitch mcconnell in the senate to try to, you know, tackle a few big things. i think one of the things my, the other guest said, which is just fallacious and wrong and shouldn't be repeated is that the idea that the raising rates on people over $250,000 is going to hit a majority of small business owners. >> simon, y a small business. you're a policy wonk. >> you keep saying it doesn't make it true. 97% o
and again, barack obama is going to look at his legacy and looking at markets. he has a terrific opportunity right here and right now to embrace small business, get the markets growing again and really do a lot for his legacy in the long run. rick: simon, americans do seem to want to see a certain level of cooperation between the parties. you know, but this is a president who has not really shown a willingness to reach across the aisle. now in his second term does that change? >> well, i...
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you remember, president obama said in that interview with telemundo that he wasn't sure egypt was really even a steadfast ally right now, he said it's not quite an enemy. right now when you have egyptian officials expressing such solidarity with hamas, it's clear to see why the united states had those doubts. >> richard engel in gaza, thanks very much. >>> we are learning more today about september's deadly consulate attack in benghazi, libya. former cia director david petraeus still reeling from the revelation of his affair, testified on capitol hill behind closed doors. kristin welker is in our washington bureau with more. good morning. >> reporter: general petraeus snuck in and out of the capital on friday, but his testimony is still making waves with lawmakers. some say it only raises more questions about the way the administration landled the benghazi attack. due to the firestorm surrounding his life, reporters were blocked to spare him embarrassment. lawmakers say petraeus testified that the cia immediately believed that terrorists were involved in the september 11 benghazi assault
you remember, president obama said in that interview with telemundo that he wasn't sure egypt was really even a steadfast ally right now, he said it's not quite an enemy. right now when you have egyptian officials expressing such solidarity with hamas, it's clear to see why the united states had those doubts. >> richard engel in gaza, thanks very much. >>> we are learning more today about september's deadly consulate attack in benghazi, libya. former cia director david petraeus...
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[applause] millions of women's votes had a it took to re-elect president barack obama. millions of women's votes who helped us elect a record number of women to the congress of the united states. as you look forward understand that you are looking into the future. the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time that a parliamentary body would have a party when a majority of women and minorities as its strength, and we're very, very proud of that. said yesterday we did not have a majority but we have the gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. [laughter] we don't have the -- we have something more important. we have unity. we do not have the gavel. we do not have the majority. but we have unity. i think our caucus this morning demonstrated that very clearly. so i come here with my sisters. when i came to congress 25 years ago, there were about 23 members of congress who were women out of 45. just think
[applause] millions of women's votes had a it took to re-elect president barack obama. millions of women's votes who helped us elect a record number of women to the congress of the united states. as you look forward understand that you are looking into the future. the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time that a...
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obama was up by three points in ohio, virginia, iowa, other swing states. and that's usually pretty solid. a chance like a big mistake but it was a 10% chance and not a 50% chance. of course things did solidify for him towards the end. towards the end where you were seeing consistently in almost every poll -- >> he bumped back up. >> it looked like people said toward the income, toward the incumbent with sandy, you did see him have more of a cushion toward the end of the campaign. >> you tried to put an impact that sandy had. did you put in one, one and a half points? >> a point, a point and a half. now that we see obama has won by more than three points in the national popular vote and more in some of the states, i think you can say he won the election because of the storm. it made things more comfortable certainly. >> mark? >> so anyone who writes or talks about politics gets criticized these days in one form or another. one thing about politics, we like issues of substance and the importance of the election but we all like who is going to win and look at
obama was up by three points in ohio, virginia, iowa, other swing states. and that's usually pretty solid. a chance like a big mistake but it was a 10% chance and not a 50% chance. of course things did solidify for him towards the end. towards the end where you were seeing consistently in almost every poll -- >> he bumped back up. >> it looked like people said toward the income, toward the incumbent with sandy, you did see him have more of a cushion toward the end of the campaign....
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now president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis. the arrogance and dishonesty reflected in all of this is a little bit breathtaking. and it's about time that the president of the united states decide to level with the american people. let's find out the facts. let's not stonewall this issue and cover up mistakes as appears to be happening today. >> they requested for worldwide security $440 million more than you guys wanted to provide. a quarter of a billion dollars in security upgrades that you refused to make in this committee. and then you have the audacity to come here and say why wasn't the protection of these people provided for. and the answer is because you damn didn't provide it. you reduced what the administration asked for to protect these people. and the answer to the question is how do you protect these people? it costs money believe it or not. >> gary ackerman, congressman from new york. obviously very angry. the other republican congre
now president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis. the arrogance and dishonesty reflected in all of this is a little bit breathtaking. and it's about time that the president of the united states decide to level with the american people. let's find out the facts. let's not stonewall this issue and cover up mistakes as appears to be happening today. >>...
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[applause] think of the world into which barack obama was born, in hawaii. in one sense, perhaps, the most fer tiewtous state in the nation to be born, it was a multistate, half and half of all sorts, japanese, chinese, native hawaiians, anglos. his friend was chinese, it was that kind of place, but it was also a place without many african-americans. the only ones there were mostly associated with the military bases. barack obama, growing up, really, from the day he was born, of course, dealt with the difficulties of race in america because of the color of his skin, but culturally, social socialogically, he had to learn it, teach himself what it meant. at age six, before he got into consciousness about race, his mother fell in love with another foreign student, lolo sotero, and off they went to indonesia. only when i went to indonesia and walked the neighborhoods with these narrow alleyways, street vendors, sights, smells, saw the local kids playing a form of softball in the streets, went to the local school, and thought about barry, as his mother called him
[applause] think of the world into which barack obama was born, in hawaii. in one sense, perhaps, the most fer tiewtous state in the nation to be born, it was a multistate, half and half of all sorts, japanese, chinese, native hawaiians, anglos. his friend was chinese, it was that kind of place, but it was also a place without many african-americans. the only ones there were mostly associated with the military bases. barack obama, growing up, really, from the day he was born, of course, dealt...
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and argued against there recognizing palestine as a state. that has been the policy of the past administrations. it has to happen at some point. sooner rather than later. i would like to see this be the generation of israelis and palestinians who put this destructive violence behind us. taking your calls. bill, right wing tool, call back. it's the "bill press show." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> john: this is the "bill press show." i'm john fuglesang. filling in for bill -- what's my name? john -- bill from the bronx said. i love the smell of cowardly right-wing tools in the morning. happy 70th birthday joe biden. we're taking your calls all morning at 1-866-55-press. we are asking americans what the u.s. could or should do to help stop the violence in israel and gaza. but right now, i'm thrilled to welcome think progress's deputy editor igor volsky, not just because igor's brilliant or because i love think progress. it is so patriotic if you go to their web site, the first thi
and argued against there recognizing palestine as a state. that has been the policy of the past administrations. it has to happen at some point. sooner rather than later. i would like to see this be the generation of israelis and palestinians who put this destructive violence behind us. taking your calls. bill, right wing tool, call back. it's the "bill press show." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >>...
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there is no longer an all-male state legislature anywhere in the country. nowhere. new hampshire, which is also my home away from home, now has an all women congressional delegation. and a woman governor, as well as a female statehouse and state senate leader. they are not both democrats, that's ok. they are still women. we are moving in the right direction. and this is my favorite, on the 113th congress, gavels in in january, it will be an all-time high of 20 women senators and 81 women in the house of representatives. [applause] >> this is awesome. now, that is particularly gratifying given that we came off -- i remember being on a -- in a similar discussion just two years ago just lamenting and agonizing that we had dropped the number of women in congress for the first time since 1982 after the 2010 elections. some of us thought, oh, my gosh, how did we lose the momentum? how are we going to get it back? it's so critical. there was a lot of soul-searching. you know what? rather than spend two years hand wringing, women got to work. and we got to work recruiting.
there is no longer an all-male state legislature anywhere in the country. nowhere. new hampshire, which is also my home away from home, now has an all women congressional delegation. and a woman governor, as well as a female statehouse and state senate leader. they are not both democrats, that's ok. they are still women. we are moving in the right direction. and this is my favorite, on the 113th congress, gavels in in january, it will be an all-time high of 20 women senators and 81 women in the...
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similar petitions have been filed on the white house website from a number of states from florida to oregon. the white house has promised any petition that gained more than 25,000 signatures would get serious going over. and way to be constructive, guys. >>> the washington post, holiday shopping. >> it is. >> created a new term in the retail wars, black thanksgiving, big box stores like walmart, toys r us, and sears would open their doors at 8:00 in the evening on thanksgiving day instead of at midnight. retailers are trying to make the most of what could be an average at best shopping season. time to go to politico. >> don't you sit around at night watching football games or the first christmas show, like rudolph? >> yeah, it's family night, but then again, the economy needs it, so i'm not sure. >> did you see bobby jindal? >> yeah, saying what you said. let's go to the politico playbook's executive editor jim vandehei. in the wake of mitt romney's loss, how are folks in the gop like jindal trying to reframe the party's agenda? using joe's words. >> well, good morning. bobby jindal
similar petitions have been filed on the white house website from a number of states from florida to oregon. the white house has promised any petition that gained more than 25,000 signatures would get serious going over. and way to be constructive, guys. >>> the washington post, holiday shopping. >> it is. >> created a new term in the retail wars, black thanksgiving, big box stores like walmart, toys r us, and sears would open their doors at 8:00 in the evening on...
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obama talking tough in defense of his u.n. ambassador and in advance of important economic talks with congress. >> mr. obama also commenting for the first time on the firestorm around his former cia chief. it is thursday, november 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> well, that hour-long news conference at the white house yesterday had a little bit of everything on plenty of hot button topics. good morning, everybody on this thursday. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're going to get to the president and the latest with the women, plural, in the petraeus scandal straight ahead. also, we're going to hear from mitt romney for the first time since his election. what he is saying about obama campaign tactics raising a couple eyebrows. >>> then an inspiring story, the young lady who ran a long, a really, really long way. mostly barefoot on top of that. why she did it coming up. >> she is going to need a pedicure. >> ooh, man, bunnion city. >>> are you hungry this morning? are you? >> always ever
obama talking tough in defense of his u.n. ambassador and in advance of important economic talks with congress. >> mr. obama also commenting for the first time on the firestorm around his former cia chief. it is thursday, november 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> well, that hour-long news conference at the white house yesterday had a little bit of everything on plenty of hot button topics. good morning, everybody on this thursday....
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and then sold the company under obama. but my father goes to prison for trying to get an education lottery in the state of alabama. >> you're someone who cares about civil rights and justice very very deeply. when you hear a story like this, what comes to mind? what other associations do you have? >> well, the first thing is that we think of political prisoners often in the u.s. in certain types of ways, but this is a fundamental threat not only to your family, but really to the entire united states political system. it's a fundamental threat to democracy that people can just be thrown in jail pretty much willy-nilly and the enormous profits can go on without challenge. it's a very dangerous thing but it's not brand new. we should not be surprised but we should be outraged. >> dana, president obama was just re-elected. good news for the country as your father said to me, but potentially good news for your dad. what's going on right now. tell us about your petition and how your dad could get released from prison. >> i'm try
and then sold the company under obama. but my father goes to prison for trying to get an education lottery in the state of alabama. >> you're someone who cares about civil rights and justice very very deeply. when you hear a story like this, what comes to mind? what other associations do you have? >> well, the first thing is that we think of political prisoners often in the u.s. in certain types of ways, but this is a fundamental threat not only to your family, but really to the...
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at the time, president obama made what i thought was a perfectly sensible observation. he said in 2010, with the economy growing so slowly, with economic growth down around 3%, which was producing high unemployment because the economy wasn't growing fast enough, he said, it makes no sense to raise taxes during that kind of pro jill economic recovery. -- fragile economic recovery. which makes me wonder what has changed between now and 2010 except for the fact that economic growth is even slower, the economy is even worse today than it was in 2010. president obama has said, contrasted -- contrasted with what he said in 2010, he said, raising taxes will help som sole our long-term debt problems. he says raising taxes will help us solve our long-term debt problems. but it's hard to take that argument seriously if you look at it closely. first, according to the president's own treasury department, tax increases he's advocating would generate about $85 billion a year in new net revenue. these tax increases would generate about $85 billion in new net revenue. by comparison, th
at the time, president obama made what i thought was a perfectly sensible observation. he said in 2010, with the economy growing so slowly, with economic growth down around 3%, which was producing high unemployment because the economy wasn't growing fast enough, he said, it makes no sense to raise taxes during that kind of pro jill economic recovery. -- fragile economic recovery. which makes me wonder what has changed between now and 2010 except for the fact that economic growth is even slower,...